Caulfield family name history and map
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Caulfield in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 1,815 people named Caulfield in Ireland, about 0.041% of everyone living in the country at the time and the 482nd most common surname overall. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 923 men and 892 women.
Counties with Caulfield in Ireland
Mayo had the largest share of Caulfields, 20.8% (377 people). Next came Roscommon (199), Dublin (190), Galway (166) and Down (136).
Caulfield average age in 1911
The average Caulfield in 1911 was 28.8 years old, 27.9 for men and 29.9 for women; a touch younger than the national averages of 29.6 for men and 30.5 for women. That low figure reflects just how many children there were in Edwardian Ireland, along with high infant mortality and the limits of public health at the time. For comparison, average life expectancy in Ireland today is around 83.
Caulfield literacy in 1911
Of the Caulfields whose literacy was recorded, 74.8% could both read and write, 4.4% could read but not write, and 20.9% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 76.4% reading and writing against 73.1% of women. Bear in mind these figures include young children; the census itself only counted people aged nine and over when calculating illiteracy, on the grounds that it was unfair to label a child illiterate before they'd had a chance to learn.
Caulfield common first names
The most common male names were John (126), James, Patrick, Thomas and Michael; the same five names that topped the list nationally. For women it was Mary (135), followed by Bridget, Ellen, Margaret and Annie; matching the national top five exactly.
Caulfield occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Caulfield's census form was "Scholar"; 23.1% (419) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (17%), general labourer (3.6%), shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (2.6%) and farm labourer (2.3%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 19.7% of all Caulfields, followed by general labourers, retail & commerce and domestic service.
What religion is Caulfield?
Caulfields were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 91.2% of them. The remainder were mostly Anglican (4.2%), Presbyterian (3.3%), Methodist (0.7%) and Baptist (0.4%).
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Caulfield statistics (1911)
Number: 1,815
Rank: 482
Average Age: 29
Caulfieldin the USA (2020)
Number: 3,641
Rank: 8,651
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
